NEW YORK (AP) – “The Big Bang Theory” does a bang-up job of making its stars rich.

The CBS comedy claims TV’s four best-paid actors, according to the annual list released Thursday by Forbes .

Jim Parsons led with a $25.5 million take between June 2015 and this June, Forbes said, followed by cast-mates Johnny Galecki ($24 million), Simon Helberg ($22.5 million) and Kunal Nayyar ($22 million).

In fifth place: Mark Harmon, star of CBS’ drama “NCIS,” was paid $20 million (as with all these actors, before management fees and taxes).

Forbes’ list of TV actresses, released last week, reaffirms the generous salaries for “Big Bang” stars: Leading lady, Kaley Cuoco placed second on that list, with $24.5 million.

In that top spot: ABC’s “Modern Family” bombshell Sofia Vergara, with $43 million.

(Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/09/22/parsons-fellow-big-bang-actors-top-forbes-best-paid-list/feed/0372938‘Game of Thrones’ wins best drama Emmy Awardhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/09/18/ben-mendelsohn-wins-best-drama-supporting-actor/
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest on Sunday’s 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. All times local.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The latest on Sunday’s 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. All times local.

8 p.m.

“Game of Thrones” is the winner of the best television drama series Emmy Award.

The HBO fantasy series follows characters as they vie for power in a fictional world rife with brutality, magic, and dragons.

The show also won the best drama award last year.

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7:55 p.m.

“Veep” is the winner of the Emmy Award for best comedy series.

It is a repeat win for the HBO series, which stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a fictional U.S. politician who ascends to the presidency.

Earlier Sunday, Louis-Dreyfus won the Emmy for best comedy actress.

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7:50 p.m.

Tatiana Maslany is the Emmy Award winner for best actress in a drama series for her role in “Orphan Black.”

It is the first Emmy win for Maslany, who plays multiple characters in the BBC America series. All of her characters are clones with distinct personalities and lives.

Maslany has drawn praise for her versatility in playing the roles, which range from suburban mom to ruthless assassin, during the show’s four seasons.

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7:45 p.m.

Rami Malek is the Emmy Award winner for best actor in a drama series for his role in “Mr. Robot.”

Malek plays a hacker recruited by an anarchist into a conspiracy to wipe out all consumer debt in the USA Network series.

The second season of “Mr. Robot” is currently airing and the critically acclaimed series has been a springboard for Malek’s career. This is his first Emmy win.

The show’s season finale airs later this week.

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7:30 p.m.

Ben Mendelsohn is the winner of the Emmy Award for best drama supporting actor for his “Bloodline” role.

Mendelsohn won for his portrayal of the black sheep of a prominent Florida Keys family who manages to complicate the lives of his mother and siblings, even from beyond-the-grave.

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7:25 p.m.

Maggie Smith is the winner of the best drama supporting actress Emmy Award for her role on “Downton Abbey”

It is Smith’s fourth Emmy win and her third for playing the Dowager Countess of Grantham on the series, which aired for six seasons on PBS.

She did not appear at Sunday’s ceremony, and host Jimmy Kimmel had joked early in the show that all winners would have to be present to receive their awards.

After Smith’s win said her Emmy would not be mailed to her but would be kept in the Microsoft Theater’s Los and Found until she shows up to claim it.

Soloway made the comment speaking to reporters backstage at the Emmys after winning the best director prize. She said, “Any moment that I have to call Trump out for being an heir to Hitler, I will.”

During its second season “Transparent” related the current state of transgender people to the situation facing Jews in Nazi Germany before the Holocaust.

Soloway said Sunday that Trump, like Hitler, has “otherized” people to gain political power, including, disabled people, Muslims, Mexican-Americans and women who don’t “look like beauty pageant contestants.”

-Lindsey Bahr (ldbahr)

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7 p.m.

“The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story” has won the Emmy Award for best limited TV series.

The FX series recreates moments from Simpson’s double-murder trial in Los Angeles focusing on prosecutors and a “Dream Team” of defense lawyers handling a case dubbed “The Trial of the Century.”

The series, which starred Courtney B. Vance as defense attorney Johnny Cochran, Sarah Paulson as prosecutor Marcia Clark and Cuba Gooding Jr. as Simpson, received the second most Emmy nominations this year.

Vance, Paulson and co-star Sterling K. Brown, who played prosecutor Christopher Darden, won acting Emmys for the series.

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6:50: p.m.

Courtney B. Vance is the winner of Emmy for best actor in a limited series for the show “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”

Vance won for his portrayal of late defense attorney Johnny Cochran, who led a legal “Dream Team” in the successful defense of NFL great O.J. Simpson on double murder charges.

The series won three Emmy acting awards on Sunday, including for Sterling K. Brown and Sarah Paulson for their portrayals of prosecutors Christopher Darden and Marcia Clark.

Sarah Paulson is the winner of the Emmy Award for best actress in a limited series for her role in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”

It is Paulson’s first Emmy win and comes for her portrayal of prosecutor Marcia Clark, who endured widespread criticism as she tried to convict NFL legend O.J. Simpson of double murder under the glaring spotlight of the so-called “Trial of the Century.”

Paulson’s co-star Sterling K. Brown, who played prosecutor Christopher Darden in the series, won the best supporting actor award and she thanked him in her acceptance speech.

Paulson also thanked Clark, who she brought to the Emmys, and apologized to her for having a two-dimensional view of the prosecutor before signing on to play her onscreen.

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6:30 p.m.

It wasn’t a gag, Jimmy Kimmel, the kids from “Stranger Things” and dozens of volunteers really did pass out lunch bags with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches – to some people at Sunday’s Emmy Awards.

The free snacks were just for those seated in the Microsoft Theater’s orchestra section. The folks in the loge and balcony areas were out of luck.

Taraji P. Henson and Kate McKinnon were among the stars who grabbed a bag.

During a commercial break, a female announcer warned attendees with peanut and gluten allergies that the sacks were filled with nuts and bread.

Kimmel repeated that warning during the show, joking that those with allergies should be careful because he had only one EpiPen.

– Derrik J. Lang (derrikjlang)

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6:15 p.m.

The Emmy Awards, as fans know, is more than just an awards competition but a fashion show as well.

One of those who might have won an Emmy for red-carpet attire, if it was a category, was Kristen Bell, who wore a low-cut champagne chiffon ball gown with just enough sparkle running through its floral print.

Angela Bassett stood out in lemon yellow with cape sleeves and a full train, while Shiri Appleby wore an optimistic sky blue sparkler.

A roundup of fashion choices by The Associated Press noted that several attendees, including singer-songwriter Tori Kelly and actress Kathryn Hahn, opted for velvet, a trendy fabric used by several designers at this year’s New York Fashion Week.

Kerry Washington, who is pregnant with her second child, wore a strapless gown that had a front cutout for her baby bump.

While women’s fashion is most scrutinized on the red carpet, a few actors gained attention.

Fred Armisen opted for a black tuxedo with some unorthodox accessories – Frankenstein bolts on his neck.

– Leanne Italie.

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6:05 p.m.

“The Voice” is getting the chance to sing the same tune again, winning the best reality competition Emmy Award for the second year in a row.

The NBC singing competition pairs would-be stars with some of the top talents in the music industry, including judges Blake Shelton and Adam Levine.

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6 p.m.

Jeffrey Tambor is the winner of the Emmy Award for best comedy actor for his role in “Transparent.”

Tambor plays a retired professor who becomes a transgender woman as the Amazon show looks at how the transition impacts her grown children.

This is the second year in a row Tambor has won the best comedy actor Emmy.

Earlier in Sunday’s Emmy show Tambor introduced a tribute to the late Garry Shandling whose “Larry Sanders Show” he co-starred in.

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5:50 p.m.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the winner of the Emmy Award for best comedy actress for her role in “Veep”

It’s a five-peat for Louis-Dreyfus, who has won the category the four previous years for her role as politician Selina Meyer in the HBO comedy.

In accepting the award, Louis-Dreyfus said she’d like to apologize for the current state of American politics, joking that her show seems to have morphed from comedy to documentary during the current contentious election season.

Turning serious a moment later, she fought back tears as she dedicated the award to her father, who died Friday.

Louis-Dreyfus has been an Emmy favorite for years, winning comedy acting awards for “Seinfeld” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine” before dominating the category with her work on “Veep.”

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5:30 p.m.

Kate McKinnon has won the Emmy for best supporting actress on a comedy series for her role on “Saturday Night Live.”

It is McKinnon’s first Emmy win for her work on the NBC comedy show, in which she plays a variety of roles.

Those roles include impersonations of public figures such as Hillary Clinton, Justin Bieber and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Clinton was among those she thanked in her acceptance speech.

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5:20 p.m.

Louie Anderson is the winner of the Emmy Award for best supporting actor in a comedy series.

Anderson won for his role on the FX comedy, in which he plays the mother of a man trying to achieve his dream of becoming a professional clown.

The night’s first award winner, Anderson thanked his mother, adding he stole many aspects of her personality for his Emmy-winning role.

Paulson is nominated for her portrayal of Clark in the FX series: “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story.” She had promised to bring the former prosecutor to Sunday’s Emmys.

The two sat next to each other at the awards show, leading Emmy host Jimmy Kimmel to quip, “”Are you rooting for O.J. to win this time?”

Simpson was acquitted.

The FX series was a retelling of Simpson’s double murder trial and included several behind-the-scenes moments that focused on Clark and her personal life while dealing with the so-called “Trial of the Century.”

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4:55 p.m.

It’s nearly showtime and several Emmy Awards show attendees are seeking respite from the 90-degree weather outside, lining up inside the Microsoft Theater lobby to purchase $9 glasses of bubbly from a concession stand.

“Transparent” actress Kathryn Hahn, “The Simpsons” actor Hank Azaria and YouTube star “Burnie” Burns are among the celebs lined up at the concession stand, where hot dogs are also selling for $5.50 apiece.

For nominees still waiting to get inside the theater a red-carpet fast lane that leads directly to the front of the theater’s orchestra section has been opened up.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats in the theater, our pre-show will begin in just a few minutes,” an announcer is cooing as people scramble to find their seats.

– Derrik J. Lang (derrikjlang)

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4:45 p.m.

The kids from the Netflix sci-fi phenomenon “Stranger Things” are making the most of their newly anointed popularity, hamming it up on Sunday’s Emmys red carpet and chatting up bleacher fans.

“Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” actress Gwendoline Christie also stopped to pose for a few selfies while “Key and Peele” nominee Keegan-Michael Key and “UnReal” star Shiri Appleby walked by and waved.

-Lindsey Bahr (ldbahr on Twitter)

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4 p.m.

Judith Light is being fully transparent when she tells bleacher fans how difficult it is to walk a red carpet in heels.

“I can’t walk, but thanks,” the actress, nominated for her role in a comedy series for the Amazon Instant Video show “Transparent,” said as she responded to shouts and cheers from fans in the red-carpet bleachers.

Light was one of the first stars to walk the carpe Sunday, along with fellow nominees Felicity Huffman and her husband, William H. Macy.

-Lindsey Bahr (ldbahr on Twitter)

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3:45 p.m.

It’s another hot, hot, hot year on the Emmys red carpet.

With temperatures in the 90s in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, one woman in the fan bleachers outside the Microsoft Theater was wheeled out on a stretcher by paramedics.

She was alert, sipping water and smiling but had become dehydrated. Her condition prompted event staff to remind everyone present to remember to keep drinking water.

Staffers also fetched little Emmy-branded water bottles for anyone who asked.

Others in the bleachers came prepared with umbrellas, books and snacks while waiting for things to get going.

Only a few nominees had arrived 90 minutes before show time but the red carpet was bustling with security checks and other pre-show activity.

-Lindsey Bahr (ldbahr on Twitter)

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3:15 p.m.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck is asking Emmys attendees to remain vigilant in the wake of explosions in New York City and New Jersey.

Beck says there are no known credible threats to security in Los Angeles, but those attending Sunday’s Emmys in downtown Los Angeles should report any suspicious activity.

Downtown LA is an especially busy place Sunday, with the Rams playing their first home football game in 22 years at the nearby Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Officials in New York are trying to determine who was responsible for an explosion that injured 29 in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. New Jersey law enforcement is trying to determine if a pipe bomb that exploded at a seaside community was related to terrorism.

-Anthony McCartney (mccartneyap)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – The outgoing Australian wallaby Rocko and his quirky friends are returning to TV.

Nickelodeon announced plans Thursday to resurrect the 1990s animated series “Rocko’s Modern Life” for a one-hour TV movie. The series originally ran from 1993 to 1996.

“Rocko’s Modern Life” creator Joe Murray will serve as the movie’s executive producer. He says in a statement that his characters “still have a lot to say” about modern life in the 21st century.

The announcement comes on the heels of Nick reviving several of its shows from the ’90s. The network announced it was bringing back the game show “Legends of the Hidden Temple” as an action-adventure TV movie and the animated series “Hey Arnold!” as a TV movie. Both are set to debut in 2017.

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]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/08/11/nickelodeon-reviving-rockos-modern-life-for-tv-special/feed/0361340First basketball title game to air on cable comes up short as far as tv ratingshttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/04/05/328730/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/04/05/328730/#respondTue, 05 Apr 2016 20:35:05 +0000http:wway.wcbi.com/?p=328730Villanova's last-second win over North Carolina on Monday night was electic, but the tv ratings were fairly low for a national title game. ]]>

Villanova’s last-second win over North Carolina on Monday night averaged a 10.6 rating across TBS, TNT and truTV in the first title game to air on cable. The 17.8 million viewers are down 37 percent from the 28.3 million for last season’s Duke-Wisconsin matchup on CBS, which drew the largest audience in 18 years. Viewership is down 16 percent from the 21.3 million for UConn-Kentucky in 2014.

The previous low was a 10.8 for North Carolina-Michigan State in 2009.

Viewership was down throughout the tournament, which was lacking the star power of the 2015 edition, not to mention the allure of Kentucky’s pursuit of an undefeated season. The two routs in Saturday’s semifinals also didn’t help.

Ratings represent the percentage of U.S. homes with televisions tuned to a program.

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NEW YORK and WILMINGTON, NC – CBS Corporation (CBS) has signed an affiliation agreement with Morris Network, Inc. for its station WWAY-TV in Wilmington, N.C.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, WWAY-TV will become the CBS Television Network affiliate, delivering hit CBS programming such as THE BIG BANG THEORY, all three NCIS series, BLUE BLOODS, MADAM SECRETARY, MOM, SCORPION, SURVIVOR and CBS News’ 60 MINUTES as well as popular sports programming including the NFL, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship and the Masters.

The local CBS affiliate is currently WILM-LD, Capitol Broadcasting’s low-power station, and will switch to Morris Network, Inc.’s full-power television station WWAY-TV in 2017. WWAY-TV, a current ABC affiliate, will retain that affiliation, along with their CW sub-channel.

“We are very excited to add CBS to our already strong lineup with ABC and CW,” Andy Combs, general manager of WWAY-TV said.

In addition, CBS and Morris Network, Inc. have extended affiliation agreements for WDEF-TV in Chattanooga and WCBI-TV in Columbus, Miss.

“Adding a powerhouse network like CBS to our lineup of networks in Wilmington is a huge win for the station, but more importantly for our viewers,” said Charles Morris, President and CEO, Morris Network, Inc. “Expanding our distribution with the #1 network offers us high-quality primetime programming, a strong sports lineup and an aggressive over-the-top partnership with CBS All Access. We look forward to using the combined strength of our resources to expand local news and information to the Wilmington region.”

“The change in affiliation in Wilmington is a great deal for Morris Network and for CBS,” said Ray Hopkins, President of Network Distribution for CBS Corporation. “We are pleased that they recognize the value that being a CBS affiliate brings to their business and we look forward to serving the viewers we share for years to come.”

About Morris Network, Inc.:

Morris Network, a division of Morris Multimedia Inc. owns and operates eleven network affiliate television stations and ten netlet channels in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. Morris Network will be adding the CBS to its existing ABC and CW channels in the Wilmington, North Carolina market.

About CBS Corporation:

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company that creates and distributes industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures that operate on the leading edge of media. CBS owns the most-watched television network in the U.S. and one of the world’s largest libraries of entertainment content, making its brand — “the Eye” — one of the most recognized in business. The Company’s operations span virtually every field of media and entertainment, including cable, publishing, radio, local TV, film, and interactive and socially responsible media. CBS’s businesses include CBS Television Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), CBS Television Studios, CBS Global Distribution Group (CBS Studios International and CBS Television Distribution), CBS Consumer Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Interactive, CBS Films, Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, Pop (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Lionsgate), Smithsonian Networks, Simon & Schuster, CBS Television Stations, CBS Radio and CBS EcoMedia. For more information, go to www.cbscorporation.com.

“Good Behavior,” an upcoming drama pilot from Chad Hodges, has opened production offices on the studio lot.

The potential series stars Michelle Dockery (PBS’ “Downton Abbey”) as Letty Dobesh, a fresh-out-of-prison thief and a con artist attempting to stay afloat. But when she overhears a hit man being hired to kill a man’s wife, she sets out to derail the job — putting her on a collision course with the killer and entangling them in a dangerous and seductive relationship.

It is based on the Letty Dobesh book series by North Carolina-born author Blake Crouch, who will serve as a co-writer and executive producer on the project alongside Hodges.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/09/08/tnt-show-opens-offices-at-studio/feed/0198729ABC to debut Saturday night NBA coverage in Januaryhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/07/17/abc-to-debut-saturday-night-nba-coverage-in-january/
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NEW YORK (AP) – ABC will add to its NBA coverage next season with the debut of a Saturday night game in January.

“Saturday Night NBA on ABC” will begin Jan. 23 and be the first of eight games that will be televised at 8:30 p.m. ET through the end of the season. The network had previously aired Sunday doubleheaders and now will air one game Saturday night and one game Sunday.

The schedule addition means ABC and ESPN will combine to broadcast NBA games four nights a week. ESPN televises doubleheaders on Wednesday and Friday nights during the season.

ESPN announced the plans Thursday and says its “NBA Countdown” pregame show will air before the Saturday night games.

Game selections will be made in the coming weeks. ABC’s NBA schedule begins with a Christmas doubleheader.

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(ABC NEWS) — There were plenty of sighs and gasps this morning as the 67th Emmy Nominations were announced.

As expected, some newcomers, such as “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” booted out old favorites, such as “Big Bang Theory,” even with the expanded outstanding drama and comedy categories. Then again, we were surprised to see that some new series, such as “The Affair” and “Outlander,” were completely shut out.

There was good news for a couple new shows, “Empire” and “Black-ish,” which failed to score nominations in the drama and comedy categories but earned nominations for their stars, Taraji P. Henson and Anthony Anderson.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/07/16/2015-emmy-award-nominations-7-snubs-and-surprises/feed/0164708ABC’s ‘Secrets & Lies’ moving to Californiahttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/06/02/abcs-secrets-lies-moving-to-california/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/06/02/abcs-secrets-lies-moving-to-california/#commentsWed, 03 Jun 2015 03:03:28 +0000http:wway.wcbi.com/?p=126860It's not a secret anymore. 'Secrets and Lies' is moving coasts to take advantages of film credits.]]>

CALIFORNIA (WWAY) — It’s not a secret anymore. ‘Secrets and Lies’ is moving coasts to take advantages of film credits.

The show was shot in Wilmington last year, and premiered on ABC and WWAY this year.

According to a press release from the California Film Commission, the production was conditionally approved to move to California to take advantage of the film credits offered through the state.

Last month, ABC renewed the show for another season.

The Charlotte-set drama starred Ryan Phillippe as a family man in Charlotte caught up in the murder of a young neighbor, who turned out to be his son from an extramarital affair.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/06/02/abcs-secrets-lies-moving-to-california/feed/1126860Judge grants class-action status for lawsuit over sports TVhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/05/14/judge-grants-class-action-status-for-lawsuit-over-sports-tv/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/05/14/judge-grants-class-action-status-for-lawsuit-over-sports-tv/#respondThu, 14 May 2015 21:20:52 +0000http:wway.wcbi.com/?p=106127A federal judge says a lawsuit challenging all-or-nothing sports TV packages that require purchasing all professional hockey or baseball games can proceed as a class action.]]>

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge says a lawsuit challenging all-or-nothing sports TV packages that require purchasing all professional hockey or baseball games can proceed as a class action.

Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled Thursday. She said all fans with some appetite for watching hockey and baseball broadcasts are affected by league policies requiring consumers to buy all league games rather than just the games of one team or a few teams.

Her written decision followed a three-day hearing in March. Lawyers for the leagues have said fans who brought lawsuits against Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League had failed to show common injuries warranting a class.

Last summer, Scheindlin ruled that baseball’s antitrust exemption did not shield it from the litigation.

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]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/05/14/judge-grants-class-action-status-for-lawsuit-over-sports-tv/feed/0106127‘One Tree Hill’ convention ends, but fans are ready for morehttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/03/29/one-tree-hill-convention-ends-but-fans-are-ready-for-more/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/03/29/one-tree-hill-convention-ends-but-fans-are-ready-for-more/#respondMon, 30 Mar 2015 03:18:26 +0000http://dev.wwaytv3.com/2015/03/29/one-tree-hill-convention-ends-but-fans-are-ready-for-more/Today may have been the last day of the Eyecon One Tree Hill Convention, but that didn't stop fans from packing the Wilmington Convention Center for one last day of fun. ]]>WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Today may have been the last day of the Eyecon One Tree Hill Convention, but that didn’t stop fans from packing the Wilmington Convention Center for one last day of fun.

Although the show had its series finale about three years ago, people are just as passionate about it today as they were in 2012. Folks came from all across the country and even the world to get a chance to meet their favorite cast members, shop for One Tree Hill Merch, and check out some of the locations in town.

One thing was for sure everyone was having a great time and said the miles traveled were well worth it.

“We grew up with this show. And even if you were somebody who watched it on Netflix it still means a lot to you. The lessons, they don’t leave you. So it’s been done three years and it’s just incredible that all the cast, the ones that are here, were able to still come,” said one fan in attendance.

Many of the people out at this weekends event said they will be traveling back to the Port City for the second convention that will be held this August.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/03/29/one-tree-hill-convention-ends-but-fans-are-ready-for-more/feed/089659CALM Act music to TV viewers’ earshttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/12/13/calm-act-music-to-tv-viewers-ears/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/12/13/calm-act-music-to-tv-viewers-ears/#commentsWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000If you've ever been annoyed by a blaring TV commercial, you have a reason to calm down. A law goes into effect today to balance the volume on those loud ads.]]>WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — If you’ve ever been annoyed by a blaring TV commercial, you have a reason to calm down. A law goes into effect today to balance the volume on those loud ads.

“The CALM Act is set to keep the commercial levels from being very loud when you come from a program to a commercial,” WWAY Chief Engineer Billy Stratton said.

“You fall asleep, and all of a sudden the commercial wakes you up, and you don’t know where you are,” Jeanne Chase said.

“I find it irritating when I’m listening to commercials to have the volume come up and have to turn it down,” Bob Haywood said.

Stratton says this is something viewers have wanted for a long time, but the technology was not there until now.

“With the digital world, it’s more easily done,” Stratton said. “It’s measuring an average of loudness over a period of time.”

And as for the advertisers who will have to find another way to get your attention? Most viewers say being blasted never sold them anything.

“We’re going to buy their products anyway,” Chase said. They don’t have to blast it in our faces.”

“I think they’ve been out-screaming each other,” Kenneth Eaton said. “They’re playing on a level field here.”

The CALM Act applies to all commercials on all channels whether they’re on cable, satellite, or over-the air.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/12/13/calm-act-music-to-tv-viewers-ears/feed/943085‘Witches of East End’ starts shooting in west Wilmingtonhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/10/16/witches-of-east-end-starts-shooting-west-wilmington/
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The cast and crew of the new TV pilot "Witches of East End" set up shop at Market and Water Streets today.
Police were on hand to direct traffic as crews staged a car accident.]]>WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The cast and crew of the new TV pilot “Witches of East End” set up shop at Market and Water Streets today.

The justices declined on Thursday to issue a broad ruling on the constitutionality of the FCC indecency policy. Instead, the court concluded only that broadcasters could not have known in advance that obscenities uttered during awards show programs and a brief display of nudity on an episode of ABC’s “NYPD Blue” could give rise to sanctions.

The justices said the FCC is free to revise its indecency policy.

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]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/06/21/high-court-throws-out-fcc-indecency-policy/feed/339049NC House panel votes to bar death row TVshttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/06/06/nc-house-panel-votes-to-bar-death-row-tvs/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/06/06/nc-house-panel-votes-to-bar-death-row-tvs/#commentsWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A House committee has voted to prohibit North Carolina death row inmates from watching television, although the warden for the condemned prisoners warned removing the TVs could increase violence at Central Prison.

A divided judiciary panel recommended the ban Wednesday.

The bill’s chief proponent said the measure is a response to a convicted killer’s letter talking about a life of leisure and watching color TV on death row. Rep. Tim Moore of Cleveland County said colleagues should support anything to make death row a less pleasant place.

Central Prison Warden Kenneth Lassiter told the committee television is a management tool for idle prisoners and said the prisoner who wrote the letter – Danny Hembree – doesn’t have access to TV anymore.

The bill’s next stop is the full House.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock ‘n’ roll into the mainstream on “American Bandstand,” has died. He was 82.

Spokesman Paul Shefrin says Clark died but did not provide further details. Clark had continued performing even after he suffered a stroke in 2004 that affected his ability to speak and walk.

Long dubbed “the world’s oldest teenager” because of his boyish appearance, Clark also was a successful businessman. He hosted an annual New Year’s Eve special and supplied a variety of game shows and music specials to TV, including and the American Music Awards.

The original “American Bandstand” was one of network TV’s longest-running series as part of ABC’s daytime lineup from 1957 to 1987. Over the years, it introduced stars ranging from Buddy Holly to Michael Jackson to Madonna.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Most people weighing in on a sports blackout rule are urging the Federal Communications Commission to scrap it.

The FCC is considering a proposal to rescind the rule, which bars cable and satellite systems from carrying a sporting event that is blacked out on local broadcast television stations. The rule has effectively reinforced the NFL’s own policy, which blacks out games in home markets that aren’t sold out 72 hours ahead of time.

Monday is the deadline for public comments on a petition by the Sports Fans Coalition to rescind the rule. The agency has received about 100 comments, and an overwhelming majority favors the petition. Many argue that taxpayers have helped pay for the stadiums and should not have their home games blacked out.

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Step away from the remote. At least, you'll be able to do that next December. That's when new rules go into effect that should make your television watching experience a little quieter.]]>WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Step away from the remote. At least, you’ll be able to do that next December. That’s when new rules go into effect that should make your television watching experience a little quieter.

It’s a complaint heard many times over. Viewers like Sue Myers are tired of those loud TV commercials startling them.

“You are sitting there calm and relaxed and everything, and then all of a sudden a commercial comes on and just blows your ears out. It’s irritating,” Myers said. “So you get up and you look for the remote so you can turn it down.”

Soon, she will no longer have to search for that remote.

Tuesday, the FCC voted to implement legislation known as CALM, which stands for Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation. Simply put, it means commercials can not be louder than regular programming.

Most television stations have equipment that adjusts the average volume levels, but now to meet the new guidelines, new equipment will actually do a better job monitoring and adjusting what you actually hear.

“With the tools that will be in place later it will eliminate the guesswork, and there will be a consistency through the board programming, and commercial levels shouldn’t change very much,” WWAY engineer Ray Heath said.

It’s a complicated process, though. That’s why the guidelines won’t go into effect until next year; giving broadcasters ample time to get equipment in place.

“When you measure loudness it’s somewhat of a subjective thing,” Heath said. “It really has to do with how we hear, so it’s pretty complicated to actually develop equipment to measure that.”